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Posted on Tuesday, 26th April 2011 by Emily Smith

Japanese industrial output fell by 15.3% last month – the largest ever fall as disruptions in the supply chain brought the countrys car industry to a halt.

The previous record was an 8.6% fall in February 2009 – at the time of the global financial crisis – and was far worse than forecasts of an 11% decline.

The figures come as the Bank of Japan left its interest rates unchanged in a bid to boost growth.

The bank has kept the cost of borrowing at a historic low of between zero to 0.1% as the country struggles to recover from the aftermath of the devastation caused by last months earthquake and tsunami.

In related news, Standard Poor’s yesterday downgraded its outlook on Japan’s sovereign debt after suggesting reconstruction costs could pass the $600 billion mark.

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Posted on Monday, 25th April 2011 by Emily Smith

Moving could be a problem for anybody without the help of a skilled business major the way. This specifically holds correct for businesses which might be arranging upon moving their own big offices someplace else. Many components with the workplace, like furniture and also electronic devices, may have to be damaged down, relocated securely, and be put again jointly on the new area. In the event that any of these methods are not completed properly, the move will take an extremely long time, as well as neither celebration could well be pleased with the outcome. To place this basically, additional treatment and work enters into an workplace move, no matter how massive or how little.

One key place of the workplace move that is over looked is what objects will probably be going into storage, and just what factors will stay at the new workplace. In case you are arranging on downsizing the workplace, several desks, computer systems, chairs, and also other big items of furniture may have to possibly end up being offered or place into storage area.

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Posted on Monday, 25th April 2011 by Vanessa Miller

The other week over at Small Business Trends, I saw an interesting poll. The sole question: “What’s your biggest business mistake?” Though there are various options to choose from, such as “Failing to market my business,” and “Selling myself short,” the overwhelming favorite response is “Borrowing money.”

While this may come as a shock to those who still believe that the banks should be handing out more credit to businesses in order to jump start the economy, several well-regarded reports, such as this recent one by the NFIB, have pointed to the fact that many small business owners these days are not looking for credit, and a significant amount of businesses are actually focused on dumping the balances they’ve already racked up.

But this brings up a dilemma of sorts: part of a healthy cash flow strategy when running a business is having options to borrow, both in the short and long term, and without investment , growth will typically be impossible.

So how do you know if it is good for you to be borrowing money for your business? Here are a few quest

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Posted on Sunday, 24th April 2011 by Emily Smith

BOTH Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein argue that America is lightly taxed, relative either to other countries or to history. But why take it from them? Here’s what Standard & Poor’s had to say the day they assigned a negative outlook to America’s AAA credit rating: 

The U.S. public sector consistently uses a smaller share of national income than the public sectors of most ‘AAA’ rated countries, and smaller than those of its closest peers, implying greater revenue flexibility. Political considerations aside, from an economic perspective, the U.S. public sector’s smaller share of national income suggests to us there could be room for the U.S. to raise taxes or increase other government revenue while remaining competitive. We believe that this flexibility also enhances the U.S.’s ability to pay.

Of course, our ability to pay isn’t the issue. S&P lowered its outlook because it questioned our willingness to pay.

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Posted on Friday, 22nd April 2011 by Emily Smith

Do you have a low credit score? If so, you’re not alone. Thousands of Americans, buffeted by the recession, are facing lower than average FICO scores. Since most Americans have, on average, a credit history of 14 years and 13 credit obligations, the capacity for error can be great. In fact, since the average American has approximately $19,000 in credit to manage, it helps to know how you can avoid getting lower credit scores, or how to improve your existing one.  In this article, we discuss how bad credit happens and what steps you can take to repair your low credit score.

How Bad Credit Happens

More than 25% of Americans have credit scores below 600, which is commonly referred to as the dividing line between good credit and bad credit. Ho

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Posted on Thursday, 21st April 2011 by Emily Smith

CHICAGO – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Tuesday four arrests were made in a south suburban Chicago nursing home after a surprise “Operation Guardian” compliance check.

Investigators arrested Donna Williams, 48, for disorderly conduct; Aisha Reasonover, 41, for retail theft; Robert Simmons, 55, for possession of marijuana; and Sheri Spencer, 38, for trespassing. The compliance check was the 28th conducted by Madigan’s office and partnering state agencies since she launched her “Operation Guardian” initiative in February 2010.

According to Madigan’s office, 42 residents and employees have been arrested in the state’s ongoing effort to ensure nursing home residents are safe.

Illinois is among the front-runner states in its watch over nursing home employees. Currently, there are no federal laws requiring background checks for prospective nursing home employees, according to the U.S. OIG Attorney General Daniel Levinson. Ten states require a check of F.B.I. and state records, and 33 require a check of state records. The remaining

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